Tuesday, July 09, 2024

July 9th

 "Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; 

    the faithful have disappeared from humankind." Psalm 12:1

where have all the faithful gone?
we've gone chasing after
the peddlers of broken promises.
where have all the godly gone?
we've left the thin places
to fill the arenas of those demanding
a different way than the gospel
of love, hope, grace, justice.
where have all the merciful gone?
we've linked arms in solidarity
with anyone who blames everyone
for everything.
where have all the helpers, the 
peacemakers, the menders, 
the gentle, the welcomers gone?
farther away from your Beloved Community
as you would ever have imagined, and
we can't seem to find those 
breadcrumbs you left
so we could find our way back.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman
 

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